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Louis Carl Waltens
Photograph of Louis Carl Waltens; (died 11/20/1948). Owner of Decatur's first travel agency and a supporter of aviation in 1911. He and August Hendrian were the first to won and pilot an airplane in Illinois. He ws in the nursery and grocery…
Spectators in a Field
Negative of a group of spectators by their cars in a field. Possibly taken at Kiick Field.
Spectators at the Kiick Field at Wyckles Corner
Negative of spectators at Kiick Field at Wyckles Corner watching an airshow.
Two Men With an Old Airplane
Negative of a photograph of two men with an old airplane in a field near some houses in 1918.
Hendrian Monoplane
Negative of a photograph of two men with the Hendrian monoplane on August 6, 1911.
Decatur Pilot Air School
Negative of unknown students and a teacher at the U.S. Dept. of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Decatur Pilot Air School in the 1940s.
Moody Brothers with Plane
Photograph of the Moody Brothers and an unknown man with standing by the tail of an airplane with an automobile in the background.
The Moody Brothers With Their Plane on Runway
Negative of the Moody Brothers standing by their plane with other unknown men on a runway in Decatur, IL.